Tag: Social Media

Social Media

Paid Facebook, Instagram subscriptions raise more questions on privacy, influence

While paid Facebook and Instagram subscriptions let users avoid seeing ads, they…

Esmond Xu Esmond Xu

As TikTok faces a possible ban in the US, should users elsewhere be worried?

Should TikTok users be concerned about their privacy as the US considers…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

New media with old media problems, as Facebook looks to paid subscriptions

It's quite a turnaround for Facebook, which had reported its first decline…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Instagram offers Family Center, parental supervision tools in Singapore

Singapore parents can now manage the time their kids spend on Instagram…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

As Elon Musk readies to pocket Twitter, could social media finally “overcook” and turn off users?

Upheaval is expected if Elon Musk buys up Twitter. Will there be…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

The metaverse may seem a strange idea but we’re already through the rabbit hole

We've already begun the journey into the metaverse with so much of…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

When fake news, censorship make it harder to tackle a coronavirus

It's true that fake news spreads as fast as a coronavirus. But…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

More echo chambers as people move away from Facebook for news?

If Facebook and Twitter once promised a free flow of views in…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Twitter opens Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore

It claims to offer a place for clients to see what's trending…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Five things to note when posting on Facebook, after Amy Cheong case

When she posted those insensitive remarks on Facebook, Amy Cheong probably never…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Five quick questions on Facebook and Instagram

What now for privacy and are we returning to the excesses of…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Singapore Facebook users vent anger on fake SMRT “feedback” page

From the angry to the sarcastic, Singapore's frustrated train commuters have taken…

Alfred Siew Alfred Siew

Made-in-Singapore app takes aim at Twitter

Like Twitter, the app lets users feature – or feecha – an…

Raymond Lau Raymond Lau

Social media insights from Singapore GE2011

Money, cost and price were the most talked about issues on social…

Chan Chi-Loong Chan Chi-Loong

Twestival Singapore 2011: Using social media for good

Twestival Singapore 2011 was a unique grassroots fundraising experience, all organized through…

Chan Chi-Loong Chan Chi-Loong

Thoughts on Blogout ’09

"Social media is like teen sex. Everybody wants to do it. Nobody…

Chan Chi-Loong Chan Chi-Loong

Spot.US: Journalism via Crowdfunding

Social media platforms have disruptively changed the environment in which big media…

Chan Chi-Loong Chan Chi-Loong